A few years ago I was home alone for dinner and decided to splurge on some scallops.

They are so insanely expensive for what seems like the smallest amount that getting only 4 or 5 to feed one person is really the only time I’ll buy them.

I remember having no idea what I was going to do with them that night as the only thing that could come to mind was wrapping in bacon but I was out of bacon at the time.

Bacon wrapped seafood is delicious and I often do that with salmon but I wanted something lighter tasting for this meal.

I ended up coming up with this lemony, shallot and herb laced tomato base that was so damn good I ended up slurping the juice out of the bowl while watching house hunters on tv.

Weird how I can’t even remember what I wore yesterday and yet I can remember that.

I made it a few times after that discovery and then just forgot about it.

Monday night at the fish counter however, the recipe came back to me as I was desperately trying to meal plan the rest of the week in my head on the spot (something I’m really horrible at doing and therefore end up at the store 3-4 times a week) so, I bought six.

Wondering why you only see five scallops here then?

Ginger apparently thinks scallops are delicious too.

As I was setting up the photography area (meaning throwing down the towel you see in these pictures for all of 5 seconds) she must’ve snatched and swallowed one of them whole.

There wasn’t even an ounce of expression on her face either which of course made me question my sanity of having bought six to begin with for the next 20 minutes.

And then once I realized I did, spend the next 30 minutes freaking out about what the internet says about dogs eating raw scallops.

Turns out, she’s fine and I just had more juice to slurp.

These pan-seared scallops are first cooked to a lovely golden brown then removed while you make the lemony tomato herb sauce to go with them.

It’s really a simple dish that comes together in just minutes. Grab a piece of crusty bread to go with it and enjoy this restaurant quality meal on the comfort of your couch!

I’ve also made this dish by air frying the scallops and making the tomato sauce separately. Both methods result in a perfectly tender cooked scallop!